On 6th July, we celebrated learners at our Annual Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the Central Baptist Church in Chelmsford. Over 30 awards were handed to learners, and among the recipients was Sam Railton, who studies at ACL Brentwood. Sam won the Supporting Others award, and takes several courses at ACL throughout the week, including…
Our centres will remain open and classes are running as normal unless advised otherwise. If we do close centres, updates will be shared via our social media feeds, home page of our website, to those who have subscribed to our email newsletter and learners directly via email. Balmy long evenings and warm summer days…
ICDL courses will develop your skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. They can help you both in your career, and while studying and creating documents for personal use. Digital literacy skills are now as essential as Maths and English for going into higher education, further training, or into a job. What is ICDL? ICDL is…
On 6th July, we celebrated learners at our Annual Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the Central Baptist Church in Chelmsford. Over 30 awards were handed to learners, and among the recipients were Chelmsford-based Helene Mayes, Suzanne Smithies, and Danielle Kelly. Helene Mayes has completed many courses at ACL Chelmsford and said: “Every course I’ve done…
From 4-8 July, we hosted the Be Inspired Taster and Information events. What a wonderful week it was! The week gave new and returning learners the opportunity to try something new, revisit an old skill or hobby, and find out how we help them achieve their learning goals. We still have lots of…
Last weekend, we opened the doors to the new ACL Harlow and Library, welcoming residents into our exciting new facilities and learning environments. We were joined by Rt Hon Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, and Councillor Tony Ball, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Lifelong Learning and Employability, as well as local Councillors,…
On 2nd July, we opened the doors to the new ACL Harlow and Library, welcoming residents into our exciting new facilities and learning environments. We were joined by Rt Hon Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, and Councillor Tony Ball, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Lifelong Learning and Employability, as well as local…
Our ESOL team attended the NATECLA (National Association for Teaching English and Other Community Languages to Adults) conference in Birmingham from 24-25 June. Carol Samlal (ESOL/Digital Skills tutor at ACL Harlow) is the regional chair for the East of England branch and plays a key role in NATECLA activity. She delivered a well-received workshop on…
Our Digital Skills courses are great for those looking to navigate the online world, improve work and technical skills, and get the guidance you need to feel more comfortable on your device. Find out more here.
On Sunday 24th April we launched our ACL Pottery Exhibition in Chelmsford Library! We’re very proud of our talented learners and what better way to celebrate this then to share their creative work with everyone. Pop along to Chelmsford this month and visit the exhibition free of charge. Find out more here.